Overview
- Following the Geneva meetings, Ukraine and the United States prepared an updated peace framework and agreed to keep working on joint proposals that uphold Ukrainian sovereignty and a sustainable, just peace.
- NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte called the talks successful yet cautioned that peace remains far off, noting that separate EU and NATO discussions are underway and that allies continue weapons deliveries under the PURL mechanism.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky said the plan was pared back after Geneva, with reports putting the reduction from 28 to 19 points, and Ukrainian official Rustem Umerov said a common understanding was reached with final steps expected during Zelensky’s U.S. visit.
- U.S. media previously detailed a U.S.-authored 28-point proposal reportedly crafted with Kremlin consultations that would trade territorial and force reductions for security guarantees whose mechanisms remain unclear.
- Rutte cited heavy losses and ongoing combat, including Russia’s prolonged push toward Pokrovsk, and he echoed the urgency of stopping the bloodshed with a deal that would deter future Russian attacks.